36th Wing rededicates base plaque
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Brig. Gen. Doug Owens, 36th Wing
commander, and Col. Joel Westa, 36th WG vice commander, stand at
attention as Airmen from Andersen's Honor Guard perform the flag folding
ceremony during the plaque rededication ceremony held at 4:45 p.m. today
at the 36th WG Headquarters Building. The base held the rededication
ceremony to unveil the original plaque that named Andersen after its
namesake Brig. Gen. Roy Andersen. General Andersen was a former chief
of staff of the Army Air Forces in the Pacific who died in an aircraft
accident over the Pacific Ocean in 1945. The plaque was originally
dedicated in 1949 when North Field was renamed Andersen Air Force Base.
The event was one of many held during Guam's Air Force Week to honor the
Air Force's 60th Anniversary. (Photo by Senior Airman Sonya Padilla/
36th Wing Public Affairs)